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- Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in...229 KB (20,054 words) - 23:25, 13 July 2024
- A tehsil (Hindustani pronunciation: [tɛɦsiːl], also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka) is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan...9 KB (1,007 words) - 14:22, 19 May 2024
- Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow...116 KB (13,146 words) - 15:04, 10 July 2024
- Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE-Advanced) (formerly the Indian Institute of Technology – Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)), is an academic...51 KB (3,935 words) - 11:51, 13 July 2024
- Literacy is the ability to read and write with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form. Some researchers suggest that...171 KB (19,184 words) - 05:06, 14 July 2024
- The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide...132 KB (14,412 words) - 14:41, 3 July 2024
- Purushartha (Sanskrit: पुरुषार्थ, IAST: Puruṣārtha) literally means "object(ive) of men". It is a key concept in Hinduism, and refers to the four proper...30 KB (3,668 words) - 12:20, 16 December 2022
- Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced...82 KB (8,724 words) - 22:04, 11 July 2024
- Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child. Although...227 KB (23,484 words) - 03:58, 11 July 2024
- The areca nut (/ˈærɪkə/ or /əˈriːkə/) or betel nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu). The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but...45 KB (5,117 words) - 11:41, 19 June 2024
- The banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal was part of a campaign by the Rana government to suppress the resurgence of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal in...8 KB (806 words) - 09:21, 14 June 2022
- The Agni Purana, (Sanskrit: अग्नि पुराण, Agni Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is variously classified...17 KB (1,662 words) - 10:32, 14 February 2023
- A turban (from Persian دوربند, durband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn...49 KB (5,862 words) - 07:42, 12 July 2024
- Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom...28 KB (2,781 words) - 14:13, 7 July 2024
- Harem (Arabic: حَرِيمٌ, romanized: ḥarīm, lit. 'a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family') refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for...115 KB (15,021 words) - 02:02, 12 July 2024
- Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food...20 KB (1,844 words) - 22:08, 2 June 2024
- The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a small archipelagic state in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka and...15 KB (1,736 words) - 23:48, 22 March 2024
- Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town in Chennai Metropolitan Area at Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about 60 kilometres...7 KB (632 words) - 18:58, 15 May 2023
- Coolie (also spelled koelie, kuli, khuli, khulie, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or...82 KB (9,485 words) - 15:34, 12 July 2024
- Madlur is a village in the Belgaum district of Karnataka State, India. The village is famous for its history and its also called Siddhabhoomi. The place...5 KB (384 words) - 13:32, 19 March 2023